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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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