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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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