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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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