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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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