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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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