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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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