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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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