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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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