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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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