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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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