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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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