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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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