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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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