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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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