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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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