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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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