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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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