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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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