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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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