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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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