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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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