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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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