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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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