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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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