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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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