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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and 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 manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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