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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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