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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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