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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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