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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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