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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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