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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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