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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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