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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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