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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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