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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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