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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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