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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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