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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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