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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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