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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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