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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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