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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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