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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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