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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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