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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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