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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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