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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major 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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