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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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