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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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