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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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