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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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