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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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