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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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