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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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