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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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