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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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