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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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