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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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