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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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