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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the 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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