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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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