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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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