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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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