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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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