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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not 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 many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What 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 we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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