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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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