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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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