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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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