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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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