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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses 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. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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