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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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