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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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