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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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