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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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