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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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