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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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