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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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