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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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