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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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