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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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