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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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