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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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