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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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