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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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