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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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