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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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