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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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