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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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