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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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