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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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