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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key 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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