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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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