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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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