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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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