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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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