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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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