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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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