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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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