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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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