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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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