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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free 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 issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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