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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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