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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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