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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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