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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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