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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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