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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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