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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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