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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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