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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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