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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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