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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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