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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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