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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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