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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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