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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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