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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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