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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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