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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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