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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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