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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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