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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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