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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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