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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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