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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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