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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education