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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing 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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