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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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