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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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