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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies 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 stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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