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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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