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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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