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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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