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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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