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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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