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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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