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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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