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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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