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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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