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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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