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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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