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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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