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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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