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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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