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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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