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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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