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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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