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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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