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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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