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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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