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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically 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. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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