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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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