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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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