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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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