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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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