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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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