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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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