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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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