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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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