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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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