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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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