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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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