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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the 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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