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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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