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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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