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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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