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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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