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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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