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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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