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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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