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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key 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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