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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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