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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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