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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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