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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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