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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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