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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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