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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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