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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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