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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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