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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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