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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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