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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with 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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