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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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