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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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