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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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