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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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