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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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