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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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