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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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