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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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