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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies 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 we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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