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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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