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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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