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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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