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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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