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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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