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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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