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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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