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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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