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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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