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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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