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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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