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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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