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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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