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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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