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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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