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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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