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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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