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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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