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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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