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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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