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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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