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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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