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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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