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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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