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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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