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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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