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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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