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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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