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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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