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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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