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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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