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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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