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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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