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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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