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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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