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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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