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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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