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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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