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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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