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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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