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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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