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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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