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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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