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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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