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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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