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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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