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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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