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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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