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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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