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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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