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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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