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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are 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 many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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