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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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