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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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