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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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