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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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