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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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