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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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