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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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