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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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