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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and 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 problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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