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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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