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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices 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 problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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