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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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