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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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