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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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