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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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