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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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