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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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