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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original 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 poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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