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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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