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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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