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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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