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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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