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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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