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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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