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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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