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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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