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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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