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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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