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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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