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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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