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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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