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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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