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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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