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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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