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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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