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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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