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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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