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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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