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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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