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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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