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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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