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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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