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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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