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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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