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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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