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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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