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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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