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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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