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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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