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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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