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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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