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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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