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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates 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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