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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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