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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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