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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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