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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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