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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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