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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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