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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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