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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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