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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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