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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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