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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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