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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). These massively open online courses are generally free for participants but do not always lead to formal accreditation. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. It is challenging to engage and inspire thousands of participants in online environments. The open education resources (OER) movement was the inspiration for the first MOOC courses. Massively open online courses are a form of blended learning. This massively open online courses book talks about the best practices in learning technology based on decades of research. As elearning becomes more procurable there is an expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted.

Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Corporations and want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help people succeed in massively open online courses. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOC classes and other forms of open educational resources persist. This enlightening new MOOCs book reviews sensible strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. To learn more please visit this MOOCs Book website.