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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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