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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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