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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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