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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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