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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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