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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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