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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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