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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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