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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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