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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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