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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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