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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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