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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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