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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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