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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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