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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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