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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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