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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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