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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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