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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business 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 in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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