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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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