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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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