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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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