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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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