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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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