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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines 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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