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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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