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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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