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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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