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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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