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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive 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 deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes 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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