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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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