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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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