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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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