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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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