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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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