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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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