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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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