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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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