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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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