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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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