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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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