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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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