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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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