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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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