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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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