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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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