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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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