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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and 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 teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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