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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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