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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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