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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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