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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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