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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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