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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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