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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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