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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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