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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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