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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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