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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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