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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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