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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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