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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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