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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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