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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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