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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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