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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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