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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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