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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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