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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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