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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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