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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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