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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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