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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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