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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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