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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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