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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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