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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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