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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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