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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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