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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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