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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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