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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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