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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers 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 Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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