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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines 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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