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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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