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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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