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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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