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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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