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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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