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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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