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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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