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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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