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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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