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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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