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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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