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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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