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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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