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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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