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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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