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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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