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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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