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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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