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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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