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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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