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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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