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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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