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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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