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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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