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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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