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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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