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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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