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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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