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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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