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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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