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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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