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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online 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 stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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