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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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