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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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