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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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