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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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