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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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