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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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