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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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