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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major 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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