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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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