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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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