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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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