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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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