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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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