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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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