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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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