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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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