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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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