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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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