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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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