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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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