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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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