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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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