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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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