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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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