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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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