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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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