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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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