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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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