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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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