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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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