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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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