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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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