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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies 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 in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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