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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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