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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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