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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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