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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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