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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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