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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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