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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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