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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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