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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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