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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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