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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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