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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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