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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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