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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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