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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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