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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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