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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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