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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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