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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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