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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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