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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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