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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business 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 we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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