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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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