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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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