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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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