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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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