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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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