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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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