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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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