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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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