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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need 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 issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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