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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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