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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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