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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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