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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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