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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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