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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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