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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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