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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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