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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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