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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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