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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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