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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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