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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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