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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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