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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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