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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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