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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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