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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes 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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