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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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