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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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