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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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